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Monday, May 21st, 2012
When searching Google for Denton County Workers Comp Doctors, WOLMED shows up 6 times on page 1 of Google. This is really great for injured workers with Federal Workers Comp and Texas Workers Comp injuries. However, one problem that I found is with another medical web site that shows up #1 on Google. The Denton, TX location for a workers comp doctor ended up showing as being located at the Denton, TX Post Office. Furthermore, the phone number for that web site was out-of-service. Injured workers need to be very careful when searching for Denton County Workers Comp Doctors. You don’t want to accidentally contact the wrong doctor because you went to the wrong web site.
When you are searching for a Denton workers comp doctor or a Dallas workers comp doctor, always make sure the web address is www.wolmed.com.
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
We had a new federal OWCP work injury patient who called us a couple of weeks ago because he was hurt while working as a letter carrier for the post office. After he made his appointment to see the doctor, he called back and told us that he was told that he had to go see his company doctor first. What company doctor? He was surprised to learn that the post office doesn’t have a company doctor. The Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) allows for any injured federal employee to go to any medical doctor for their OWCP work injury. Fortunately for this man, he was able to come see a WOLMED doctor that is specially trained to help injured federal employees from the United States Postal Service.
The Federal Employee’s Compensation (FEC) program provides Federal employees who sustain work-related injury or illness with benefits such as medical care, wage loss replacement and help in returning to work. The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, or FECA, (5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is administered by OWCP.
FECA, OWCP, and DOL are very good for injured federal workers comp. They want to make sure that all federal employees who sustain workers comp injuries and illensses are taken care of, get better, and get back to work. You don’t have to go to a company doctor if you are hurt working for a federal agency. You just need to go to a doctor that is specially trained to help people with OWCP Federal Work Injuries.
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
In the same study that told us that a lot of Texas Workers Compensation patients were coming from Gainesville, TX workers comp injuries, we found that more people than ever before are coming from south of Denton too. Along I-35E, 30 people with Texas Workers Comp injuries came from Lewisville, TX, Corinth, TX, and Lake Dallas, TX. Corinth Workers Comp and Lake Dallas Workers Comp are not so surprising. These towns are right next to Denton. That means that Corinth injured workers and Lake Dallas injured workers are very likely to know about WOLMED Denton for Texas Workers Comp treatment. The surprise is with Lewisville, TX Workers Comp injuries. In the past, it seemed like the Lake Lewisville bridge acted like this invisible barrier that kept Lewisville injured workers from crossing over into Denton. After all, Denton is only 10 minutes away from Lake Lewisville. So, we never fully understood why Lewisville workers comp patients didn’t make the short drive north to see a Texas Workers Comp Doctor. That seems to have changed now though and we’re very happy to be able to help injured workers from Lewisville, Corinth, and Lake Dallas with their Texas Workers Comp injuries.
Thank you Lewisville, Corinth, and Lake Dallas for choosing WOLMED Denton for your Texas Workers Comp treatment. We’re very happy to be your Texas Workers Comp Doctor!
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
We recently conducted a study to determine where all of our recent workers comp injured workers came from and we were very pleased to find that a lot of people who were hurt at work chose WOLMED in Denton, TX for their Gainesville, TX workers comp injury. WOLMED Denton has helped Gainesville, TX injured workers with their Texas Workers Comp injuries for more than 20 years. I guess the word has gotten around that Gainesville Workers Comp injuries can be treated at WOLMED Denton. So, if you’re searching the internet for a Gainesville, TX Workers Comp doctor, give WOLMED a call in Denton.
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Each year thousands of Texas employees suffer work-related injuries. Workers compensation provides wage replacements for those injured during activities taking place on the job. Statutes usually award a specific amount depending on the type and severity of the industry. Workers compensation laws differ from state to state. Texas has a workers’ compensation system to compensate employees for accidental injuries occurring in the workplace. If you are not sure about the laws regarding workers concentration, it is important to research thoroughly and understand the law that pertains to your specific jurisdiction. If your employer does not comply with local laws it is important to hire an attorney to help you understand your legal rights. (more…)
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Something incredible happened on July 13th in Carrollton, TX. A 19 year old construction worker fell down a 55 foot hole at Good Elementary School and lived to tell the tail. The hole was just over 30 inches across, barely wide enough for the man’s shoulders to fit in. Firefighters from both Coppell and Carrollton rushed to the scene and quickly devised a strategy to bring the man back up the hole. (more…)
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
The sad fact is that while many people get injured or sick while on the job in the United States, many people don’t know that they qualify for workers compensation. This is due to the fact that many people don’t understand what workers compensation is. The definition from the Texas Department of Insurance states, “workers’ compensation laws provide benefits to workers who are injured or become ill because of their job “regardless of who was at fault for his or her accident or illness. (more…)
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Great news everyone! As of December 1, 2010, Robert Helsten, MD will be on Texas Mutual’s Texas Star Network for workers compensation. In case you’re not aware, Texas Workers Compensation uses certified healthcare networks for workers comp injuries. Roughly 35% of all injured employees in Texas are currently covered under these certified workers comp networks. Texas Mutual’s Texas Star Network is by far the largest of all certified workers comp networks in Texas. If you’re hurt at work, there’s a very good chance that if your company participates in a workers comp network, it’s with the Texas Star Network. If so, this is very good news for you. Here’s why.
Prior to this, if you live in the Denton area and you’re hurt on the job, your choices of treating doctor were very limited if you were in a workers compensation network. But here comes December and Dr. Helsten wants to be your doctor. He’s got emergency room experience, years and years of Texas Workers Comp experience, and he’s an excellent Family Practitioner.
Dr. Helsten is looking forward to helping injured workers from the Texas Star Network. If you live in the Denton area, including Sanger, Krum, Lake Dallas, Corinth, Lewisville, Justin, Gainesville, Little Elm, Flower Mound, and Valley View, give Dr. Helsten a chance if you’re hurt at work.
We give a special thanks to Texas Mutual and the Texas Star Network for allowing injured workers to have Dr. Helsten as their treating doctor.
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
The Lake Lewisville bridge seems to have an invisible barrier that keeps injured workers from crossing over into Denton to get treated for a work injury. Do Lewisville injured workers realize that for just a short drive to Denton, they can be treated for a work injury by Medical Doctors who are workers comp experts. From Round Grove Road, to Loop 288, in Denton, the trip only takes about 10 to 15 minutes. That’s an easy drive to get expert medical care for a complicated work injury. Lewisville, TX is home to people who work for the post office, education, transportation, manufacturing, retail, and much more. People in these industries are among the most injured in Denton County. It’s important that injured workers in Lewisville, TX know where to go to get expert treatment for their workers comp injury. Consider WOL+MED in Denton, TX. If you or someone you know lives in Lewisville, TX, let WOL+MED help you with your workers comp injury. For more information about how WOL+MED can help Lewisville, TX injured workers, call (940) 484-7000 or visit us on line at www.wolmed.com. We want to be your doctor!
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
In order to remain CARF accredited, WOL+MED is required to provide access or referral to legal entities for appropriate representation and to have information available to our patients regarding advocacy. In other words, we are required to help patients find attorneys who can help them with the legal aspects of their work injuries. Workers Comp attorneys can be very helpful for injured workers. Very often, people who were hurt on the job have trouble getting their injuries approved by the insurance carrier and sometimes they have difficulty getting their entire injury claim accepted. Attorneys can file for Benefit Review Conferences (BRC) and Contested Case Hearings (CCH) that often clear up the problems that injured workers have for getting treatment.
BRC’s and CCH’s can be overwhelming and intimidating for injured workers because they have to attend the hearings and represent themselves against lawyers and other workers comp experts who are trying to keep their case closed. If the case is closed, then injured workers can’t get the treatment they need to get better. When they can’t get better, they often lose their jobs, suffer from depression and financial loss, and more. Workers Comp attorneys can usually prevent these bad things from happening.
CARF recognizes the need for patients to have legal advocacy and so does WOL+MED. We can recommend very good, qualified workers compensation lawyers who will help get your case open or keep it open and help get your work injuries accepted by the insurance carrier.
Some people worry that they will have to pay the attorney and that usually is not true. Most of the time, the workers comp attorney is paid a percentage by insurance carriers, but ONLY when you get paid and ONLY when your case is going well. These lawyers have to do the right job for you before they ever get paid. The other thing that is very important to remember is that if you have to be off work due to a work injury that is not accepted by the insurance carrier, you most likely will not get paid. When your attorney gets your claim approved, that also keeps your checks coming. Many patients think that’s worth it since they wouldn’t get paid without their attorney.
When you’re hurt at work, the last thing you should have to worry about is if you will have insurance problems or if you will have to pay money out of your own pocket to get treatment. It’s not fair to you when that happens. WOL+MED helps you with these problems by recommending very good, qualified workers comp attorneys to be in your corner.
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